BREAKING: Waco Police Shot Bikers with “Multiple” Rifle Rounds
The Associated Press has "reviewed more than 8,800 pages of evidence related to the May 11 confrontation , including many police reports, and viewed dash-cam video and photos and listened to audio interviews." That would...
Failed ShotSpotter Technology Invades the Classroom
TTAG has ripped the ShotSpotter gunshot detection system a new one on several occasions (here, here, here, here and here). While Jeremy S is OK with it, I stand by my conclusion that ShotSpotter and its...
Sacramento PD Shoot Camera-Wielding Bystander
Let's start with this: "I think it's reasonable to think that the officers perceived an immediate threat either to themselves or continued threat to that individual ." That's Sgt. Jason Ramos' take on his officers decision...
West Palm Beach Police Answer to Gang Violence: Cops as Social Workers
https://youtu.be/kuw22OQFGEA
To combat violent crime in general and "gun violence" in specific, West Palm Beach Police and West Palm Beach Mayor Jeri Muoio are introducing what they're calling "Neighborhood Enhancement Teams." They're talking about two five-member police squads...
Trinity, TX Cop’s Successful Armed Perp Interaction
https://youtu.be/Gu0wMBJn-r8
TTAG runs a lot of police and cameraphone video of cops gone wild - especially when they end with a questionable "ballistic solution." The Trinity Texas Police Department posted the video as a well-deserved attaboy for Officer Wheeler....
BREAKING: New York City Cops Shoot 84 Bullets, Hit Perp Once
Regular readers know that New York Finest suck at hitting what they shoot at. The cops' official hit rate (as of 2008): 34 percent. That's pretty damn bad. But not as bad as 1.19 percent. And...
James Yeager to Cops: Stay Home on September 11 [VIDEO]
https://youtu.be/gOSdOhJdPsY
James Yeager is at it again. The controversial gun guru is making waves with a new video. This time he's responding to the so-called "war on the police" by urging "his brothers in blue"...
Incendiary Image of the Day: The Police Are There to Protect You! Edition
Instapundit reckons "THIS CARTOON GETS IT EXACTLY BACKWARD. Police don’t actually protect law-abiding citizens from criminals so much as they protect criminals from the much-rougher justice they’d get in the absence of a legal system."...
Question of the Day: Does Social Media Increase the Likelihood of Shootings? [VIDEO]
"Police in Sacramento are calling a video that depicts a man firing a gun from a moving car disturbing," sfgate.com reports. I'd say "helpful." To wit: "Those in the video were ultimately identified by police...
Quote of the Day: The First Step Is Admitting You Have A Problem
“You can’t really write a policy that says you have to carry your gun with you all the time. That would be unrealistic. I think there could be a policy that says don’t keep...
Force Science Institute: Memory of Shooting Inherently Unreliable
According to a Force Science Institute study , a police officer's memory after a shooting is highly unreliable. Same goes for you. That's why you should never agree to a post-defensive gun use police interview without a lawyer present (but do provide...
NYPD 1, Innocent Bystander 0
"The New York Police Department said that in the midst of the sting, a suspect pulled a gun on the undercover officer, stole the cash changing hands in the transaction and ran," nytimes.com reports....